R v Pearce

Judgment date: 11/06/1992
Court: WASC
Judge: Malcolm CJ, Pidgeon and Rowland JJ
Citation: (1992) 7 WAR 395;
Catchwords: Contempt;  Contempt of court;  Statement to media by criminal trial witness;  Test for existence of contempt;  

Practice and procedure;  General;  Practice under rules of Supreme Court;  Whether particulars of notice of motion sufficiently specific;  

Contempt;  Penalties;  Exercise of discretion;  Effect of mitigating circumstances;  

Practice and procedure;  Locus standi;  Action for contempt;  Whether State Director of Public Prosecutions may pursue action;